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Anthony Paul Jefferies[1] (born July 1, 1985), preferably Paul Jefferies and known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter.[2] Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015. His stage name is derived from his birth year, 1985.
Nineteen85 | |
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| Birth name | Anthony Paul Jefferies |
| Born | July 1, 1985 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
He is best known for producing records for Drake, notably some of his most successful singles, "One Dance", "Hotline Bling" and "Hold On, We're Going Home".[3] In 2014 he was named by Complex magazine as one of 15 new producers to watch for.[4] In 2015, he founded the R&B duo Dvsn with singer Daniel Daley. He has been nominated for three Grammys, including for "Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)".[5][6]
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Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN |
AUS |
IRL |
NZ |
UK |
US |
US R&B /HH | ||||
| "Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan) |
2013 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Nothing Was the Same | |
| "Hazelton Trump" (OB O'Brien) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" (Drake) |
2014 | 61 | 27 | — | — | 68 | 35 | 8 |
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| "Truffle Butter" (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne) |
2015 | 43 | 18 | — | — | 188 | 14 | 4 |
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The Pinkprint |
| "My Love" (Majid Jordan featuring Drake) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Majid Jordan | ||
| "Hotline Bling" (Drake) |
3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Views | |
| "One Dance" (Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla) |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| "Too Good" (Drake featuring Rihanna) |
9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
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| "For Free" (DJ Khaled featuring Drake) |
71 | 70 | — | — | 25 | 13 | 4 |
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Major Key | |
| "OTW" (Khalid featuring 6lack and Ty Dolla Sign) |
2018 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 11 | 60 | 57 | 35 |
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Suncity (vinyl edition) |
| "Outta Time" (Bryson Tiller featuring Drake) |
2021 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
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Anniversary |
| "N.H.I.E." (21 Savage and Doja Cat) |
2024 | 15 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 9 |
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American Dream |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
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2011
Donnis – Southern Lights
- 08. "Everybody"
Shaun Boothe – Waiting Room
- 02. "Do It For You" (featuring Kim Davis)
- 03. "Let Me Go (Remix)" (featuring CyHi The Prynce)
- 04. "One Side"
- 07. "Poor Boy (Remix)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)
- 08. "1 2 3" (featuring STS)
- 09. "The Arena" (featuring Nadia Stone)
- 12. "Safe To Say"
2013
Juicy J – Stay Trippy
- 18. "Having Sex" (featuring Trina and 2 Chainz) (produced by Supa Dups, co-produced by Nineteen85)
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
- 12. "Too Much" (produced with Sampha)
Tiara Thomas – Dear Sallie Mae
- 03. "Tell Me Something"
R. Kelly – Black Panties
- 09. "My Story" (featuring 2 Chainz) (produced with R. Kelly)
2014
P. Reign – Dear America
- 01. "DnF" (featuring Drake & Future)
Jennifer Hudson – JHUD
- 01. "Dangerous" (produced with Stephen Kozmeniuk)
Jessie Ware – Tough Love
- 11. "Desire"
2016
Majid Jordan – Majid Jordan
- 11. "King City" (produced with Majid Jordan)
dvsn – Sept. 5th
- 01. "With Me"
- 02. "Too Deep"
- 03. "Try / Effortless" (co-produced by Noël Cadastre and Stephen Kozmeniuk)
- 04. "Do It Well"
- 05. "In + Out"
- 06. "Sept. 5th"
- 07. "Hallucinations" (produced with Stephen Kozmeniuk)
- 08. "Another One"
- 09. "Angela"
- 10. "The Line"
Drake – Views
- 05. "Hype" (produced with Boi-1da, co-produced by The Beat Bully, add. production by Cubeatz)
- 08. "With You" (featuring PartyNextDoor) (produced by Murda Beatz, add. production by Nineteen85 & Cardiak)
- 09. "Faithful" (featuring Pimp C and dvsn) (produced by 40, co-produced by Boi-1da & Nineteen85)
- 14. "Childs Play" (produced by 40, add. production by Majid Jordan, Metro Boomin & Nineteen85)
PartyNextDoor – PartyNextDoor 3
- 04. "Not Nice" (co-produced by 40 & Supa Dups)
James Vincent McMorrow – We Move
- 01. "Rising Water" (produced with James Vincent McMorrow, co-written by James Vincent McMorrow and Paul Jeffries)
- 03. "Last Story" (produced with James Vincent McMorrow)
- 06. "Get Low"
- 09. "Surreal" (co-produced by James Vincent McMorrow and Ross Dowling)
2017
Bleachers — Gone Now
- 07. "Let's Get Married" (produced with Jack Antonoff)
Drake – More Life
- 05. "Get It Together" (featuring Black Coffee and Jorja Smith) (add. production by 40)
- 06. "Madiba Riddim" (produced with Frank Dukes, add. production by Charlie Handsome)
dvsn – Morning After
- 1. “Run Away”
- 2. “Nuh Time / Tek Time”
- 3. “Keep Calm”
- 4. "Think About Me"
- 5. “Don’t Choose”
- 6. “Mood”
- 7. “P.O.V.”
- 8. “You Do”
- 9. “Morning After”
- 10. “Can’t Wait”
- 11. “Claim”
- 12. “Body Smile”
- 13. “Conversations in a Diner”
2018
Travis Scott – Astroworld
- 17. "Coffee Bean"
Mariah Carey – Caution
- 1. "GTFO"
Future – Future Hndrxx Presents: The Wizrd
- 20. "Tricks on Me"
2019
Pvrx – 3.14
- 2. "Stay With Me"
- 3. "Nun New"
Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project
- 12. "I Don’t Want Your Money" (featuring H.E.R.)
2020
Dvsn – A Muse in Her Feelings
- 1. "No Good" (produced with Manswell, co-produced by Jandre Amos)
- 2. "Friends" (featuring PartyNextDoor) (produced by Noel Cadastre, co-produced by Nineteen85, add. production by 40)
- 3. "Still Pray for You" (co-produced by Raaheim)
- 4. "Courtside" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
- 5. "Miss Me?" (produced with Stwo)
- 6. "No Cryin" (featuring Future) (produced with Cox)
- 7. "Dangerous City" (with Ty Dolla $ign featuring Buju Banton) (produced with Noah Beresin and Hannibal)
- 8. "So What" (featuring Popcaan) (produced with Raaheim, co-produced by Allen Ritter)
- 9. "Outlandish"
- 10. "Keep It Going" (produced with Majid Jordan)
- 11. "Flawless (Do It Well Pt. 3)" (featuring Summer Walker) (produced with Raaheim)
- 12. "Greedy"
- 13. "Between Us" (featuring Snoh Aalegra) (add. production by Amorphous)
- 14. "A Muse" (produced by Allen Ritter, co-produced by Nineteen85)
- 15. "For Us" (produced with Cox)
- 16. "...Again" (featuring Shantel May) (co-produced by Joe Reeves)
2021
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
- 17. "Get Along Better" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) (co-produced by 40 and Noel Cadastre)
Summer Walker – Still Over It
- 19. "4th Baby Mama" (produced with Active By Night, Daniel East, and Slimwav)
2023
Mariah the Scientist – To Be Eaten Alive
- 2. "Good Times" (produced with Kofibae)
- 4. "40 Days n 40 Nights" (featuring Vory) (produced with K Rain and Treedot)
- 9. "Love Sick" (produced with K Rain)
2024
21 Savage – American Dream
- 4. "N.H.I.E." (with Doja Cat) (produced with Kurtis McKenzie, Scribz Riley, and JonahPH)
Headie One – The Last One
- 18. "Guns & Money" (featuring Tay Iwar) (produced with TSB)
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Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
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| 2017 | "Hotline Bling" (as songwriter) | Best Rap Song | Won | [7] [8] |
| Nineteen85 | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated | ||
| Views (as producer) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | El Madrileño (as engineer) | Latin, Best Engineered Album. | Won |
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